Canadian artist Jessica Fortner works in both traditional and digital media, though even when working in traditional media, there are elements in her designs that appear to only be possible with the help of a computer arts program such as Photoshop. She pays such careful attention to form and detail that it seems almost unlikely […]
Estela Cuadro’s personal art style is unique. She incorporates elements of spirituality, tribalism and psychedelia into each of her paintings to create scenes that are abstract yet contain hints of reality. Each painting is filled with a sense of movement and animation. It’s as though the artist was in the midst of a wild imagining, […]
As the Grimm brothers proved with their dark fairy tales; not all children’s stories have to be filled with happy little characters frolicking in their happy little worlds. Spanish artist Beñat Olea Irureta has now added his own twist to classic fairy tales and childrens’ book characters with his gothic fantasy illustrations. While some of the […]
The figurative art movement is a form of abstract art that retains ties to the real world, depicting real scenes and people in an abstract, yet recognisable manner. Jay Alders’ figurative paintings feature beach and coastal landscapes with human figures engaging in the beach life. Stories of romance, adrenalin and peaceful moments unfold in Alders’ art, […]
Hailing from the age celebrated by steampunk artists, Rex Whistler’s optical illusion portraits give a glimpse into the mind of this exceptionally talented artist. Though he didn’t live long (1905-1944), whistler created an enormous amount of drawings, paintings and other creative projects such as set designs for school plays and illustrations for books. Rex Whistler’s […]
Argentinian street artist Mart Aire uses a fun-loving illustrative style to create his street art murals. People on bicycles float through dreamy landscapes surrounded by fish, musical instruments and cheerful suns. Aire’s art style is abstract and resembles children’s book illustrations. The feelings that his paintings portray are cheerful ones that inspire a sense of […]
James Jean is a Taiwanese American artist who produces art both commercially and for gallery exhibitions. His psychedelic scenes have been featured on the covers of DC comics and on album covers for Atlantic Records. He’s also worked with the famous clothing design company Prada as well as Rolling Stone magazine and Playboy magazine. Jean’s […]
Charles Dellschau was an American butcher who lived between 1830 and 1923. He was a part of the Sonora Aero Club, a group of men that met to discuss and design flying machines. According to his diaries one of the members of this seceret society had discovered the formula for an anti-gravity fuel he called “NB […]
Petra Hlaváčková is a tattoo artist from Prague in the Czech Republic. She works at the Bobek Tattoo studio, producing both tattoos and fine art paintings with an abstract watercolor style. Her paintings cover a wide range of subjects and include a variety of different symbols in the form of animals, people, flowers and weather […]
Born in Japan, Chino Otsuka spent her childhood travelling around the world and has the photographs to prove it. As an art project, Otsuka photoshopped her adult self into those childhood photos, often returning to the place where the original photograph was taken in order to give the resulting art work a genuine feel. Otsuka’s […]